storage device
Memory holding hardware
A storage device is any hardware that stores digital data, whether temporarily or permanently.
The category includes hard drives, solid-state drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, and optical discs like CDs and DVDs.
Storage devices are distinguished from memory (RAM), which holds data only while power is on, whereas storage devices retain information even when powered off.
I keep backups on an external storage device.
Chip-based storage device
- hard driveComputer's internal storage device
- flash drivePortable digital storage device
- USBDevice connection standard
- NVMeStorage communication standard
SD card · microSD · CD-ROM · DVD · Blu-ray · floppy disk · tape drive · optical drive
Removable digital storage device
- USB stickPortable digital storage
- portable SSDCompact external solid-state storage
- jump drivePortable USB storage device
- card readerDevice reading encoded strips
Magnetic platter storage device
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
- NASNetwork-linked storage device
- SANBlock-level storage network
- serverOne who attends tables
data center · enclosure · chassis · rackmount · controller · interface · SATA · SCSI
Data storage unit
- terabyteTrillion-byte measure
- petabyteQuadrillion bytes measured
- megabyteData capacity measure
- kilobyteStorage measurement unit
exabyte · volume · partition · sector · block · cluster · allocation · usable space
Regaining what was lost
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
- versioningTracking successive iterations
snapshot · replication · offsite · incremental · differential · full backup · archive · disaster recovery
SSD
Chip-based storage device
- hard driveComputer's internal storage device
- flash drivePortable digital storage device
- USBDevice connection standard
NVMe · SD card · microSD · CD-ROM · DVD · Blu-ray · floppy disk · tape drive · optical drive · memory card
external hard drive
Removable digital storage device
- USB stickPortable digital storage
- portable SSDCompact external solid-state storage
- jump drivePortable USB storage device
HDD
Magnetic platter storage device
server · data center · enclosure · chassis · rackmount · controller · interface · SATA · SCSI · IDE
gigabyte
Data storage unit
kilobyte · exabyte · volume · partition · sector · block · cluster · allocation · usable space · overhead
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
versioning · snapshot · replication · offsite · incremental · differential · full backup · archive · disaster recovery · failover
- PC hardwareCPU, GPU, RAM, ROM, hard drive
storage deviceprocessor
Component that executes instructions
CPU · central processing unit · GPU · microprocessor · data processor
storage devicevolatile memory
Storage requiring constant power
RAM · random access memory · working memory · cache · DRAM
storage deviceoutput device
Hardware producing visible results
display · monitor · printer · transmitter · speaker
store, device, stored, storage, storing, storehouse, devices, storages, storefront